Kraftwerk Live in 2015 - US tickets onsale tomorrow (some presales today)

[Steve F.]

Seems to have fallen into limbo again. I have Ralf und Florian on vinyl at home, but haven't heard the other two (or Organization for that matter).

Ralf should just toss 'em to Esoteric and let them knock 'em out on their behalf (spoken as someone with literally ZERO knowledge of what would be involved in making that a reality).

They / he are obviously working hard against them being reissued. They don't need esoteric to make it happen;if they wanted them to happen, Universal who own it (or did own it) would be happy to do it, as would anyone else.

Shame. I own all these early albums, but still a shame.

[battema]

They / he are obviously working hard against them being reissued. They don't need esoteric to make it happen;if they wanted them to happen, Universal who own it (or did own it) would be happy to do it, as would anyone else.

Shame. I own all these early albums, but still a shame.

That...also rather makes sense. Ah well, it's their party. It'd be nice to see official (re)releases on these at some point.

Thanks for the clarification as always, sir

[Steve F.]

Seems to have fallen into limbo again. I have Ralf und Florian on vinyl at home, but haven't heard the other two (or Organization for that matter).

IMO

Organization is interesting and certainly more than ok, but not a classic.

The 1st two Kraftwerks (and Ralf & Florian) are great krautrock classics.

I can play them for you sometime if you want to hear them (I assume they are on YouTube, etc)....

[battema]

A quick YT search turned up the 1st one...I'm sure with a small bit of hunting I could find the second.

That said...I'm old school and YT just doesn't engage me the same way a record or even CD can. So one of these days I just might take you up on that offer

Thanks!

[Flightwave]

The Austin show sold out in just under an hour, so Kraftwerk has added a SECOND SHOW that same night. Presale begins tomorrow.

[battema]

That's awesome!

Apparently peeps are okay with 4 dudes kicking ass with ipads on podiums

[olivetti]

They / he are obviously working hard against them being reissued. They don't need esoteric to make it happen;if they wanted them to happen, Universal who own it (or did own it) would be happy to do it, as would anyone else.

Not true at all!


from
http://www.billboard.com/articles/ne...album-for-2010


" Five of the titles, meanwhile -- "Autobahn," "Radio-Activity," "Trans Europe Express," "The Man Machine" and "Tour De France Soundtracks" -- have just been released as individual CDs. The other three albums are not currently licensed for separate release in the U.S.

"It's a piece of work that just had to be done," Hutter says of the catalog overhaul. "The quality (of previous CDs) wasn't always as it should have been...especially the artwork was just cut down from the LP format or scanned down, especially in America. Now we found the time to finish it, and we're very happy. You have everything from Kraftwerk in high (quality) formats."

Hutter says he also plans to upgrade the three Kraftwerk albums that preceded "Autobahn," though he won't predict a timetable for those. "When I find the time and go through the archives again, we'll do those also in a new format," he promises. "But my perspective now is forward for the next album."

[battema]

It is worth nothing that the Billboard article is from 2009. I know they tour often and must be burning the midnight motor oil on Album #9...but still. Not exactly cause to start saving up money for preorders.

[Steve F.]

Not true at all!

Hutter says he also plans to upgrade the three Kraftwerk albums that preceded "Autobahn," though he won't predict a timetable for those because he has no plans to actually allow their release. "When people stop asking me about them, I will be able to stop lying about the fact that while I have been promising their release for at least a decade, that I am the sole reason they have never been digitally issued in any legal form."

Fixed it for you!

[olivetti]

It is worth nothing that the Billboard article is from 2009. I know they tour often and must be burning the midnight motor oil on Album #9...but still. Not exactly cause to start saving up money for preorders.

I was just trying to make clear that they don't work against a release.
As always, they work within their own timetable :-)

[Steve F.]

I was just trying to make clear that they don't work against a release.
As always, they work within their own timetable :-)

IMO:
They are working against the release.